Ok, we’re T minus 2 weeks guys.  Nervous? No.  Excited? Very!   I have to give the nightly lavender vanilla partial credit for that.  The pre wedding regimen has been absolutely helpful.

• My skin is still holding up well, I’m determined to keep away any last minute blemishes.  I’ll still be keeping the same morning ritual, and will be adding the Oil of Olay Deep Cleansing clay mask to it 2 evenings a week over the next two weeks.  This will replace the need to go get a facial at the spa.  Exfoliate, replenish, renew, and clean the pores…under control at home.

• I didn’t get my eyebrows waxed as intended and my makeup artist silently gave me a piece of her mind about the two bushes I have growing up there right now (which is why I didn’t do a video blog for this post as I originally intended to; I can’t let ya’ll see me like this!) She very politely informed me that in the future it’s not necessary to let your eyebrows grow completely out to correct what some happy go lucky “brow artist” messed up. There’s your beauty tip for the day ladies.

• My hair is soft and growing and forcing me to rework my bedtime ritual with it.  We had a detangling battle this morning due to my lack of combing it for a week, instead of my normal every 2 – 3 days.  We’ve come to a mutual agreement and I don’t expect we’ll have any more problems.  I’ll comb it as promised, put a few loose braids in it at night and cover it with a bonnet and I expect we’ll both be happy from here on out.  I’ll be doing a trial run on the planned wedding hairstyle this evening, just to be sure, what I have envisioned will work in real life.  This gives me plenty of time to rework as needed.  I’ll deep condition it this weekend, and next weekend in preparation for my color touch up.

• Lastly I went to the nail salon to get a manicure and pedicure today to do a trial run of the colors I’ll wear on the big day.  Sadly, I can’t get a manicure without the nail tech cutting my cuticles too deep resulting in an ugly scab.  Not very attractive for pictures.  This way I won’t have any color mishaps, or nicks and cuts on my cuticles the day of.  My nights from here until the night before will include thick, cotton socks and a healthy dose of body butter on my feet to keep them soft.

That’s my latest update on Operation: Get Me Down the Aisle.  I’ll let you know how things are going the week before the big day.  I’ll be checking out everyone’s entries to the Spa at Home Ritual contest in the meantime and if you have any at home spa/beauty suggestions you think I should try out between now and then, leave a comment and let me know.